I already knew some of the bass string arpeggios for this song which I added playing my Country Gent. The spacing of the strings, their action, and fretting are so comfortable on the Hofner. I should have done this years ago!

I noticed the difference when I tried out both the Hofner and the Ric, Kev. The Hofner neck and fret spacing was a bit more comfortable for me. The difference in neck lengths is pretty substantial; 30 inches for the Hofner and 33 1/4 inches for the Ric. I preferred the tone of the Hofner also. I'm happy with my choice.

nimrod

I guessed you'd choose the Hofner the tone is lovely, very 'woody'..........Ive always wondered if you removed the frets whether it would sound very much like a double bass

Its also very light, the only drawbacks I can think of is the tuners are a bit weak and it does go out of tune more than a Fender or Rick (the humidity and temperature affect it more as its not as solid), also its not balanced so unless you tie a strap to the machine head (like Paul used to do) you get some 'neck dive' as you stand on stage, so you have to keep your left hand supporting the neck.